Real Crimes: The Unicorn Killer Walkthrough

Notorious murderer, Ira Einhorn, is on the lam. It’s up to you to bring him to justice and time is of the essence. What’s that? You’re stuck? Have no fear, we’re here to offer you a complete game walkthrough that will help you track down this real-life killer.

Whether you use this document as a reference when things get difficult or as a road map to get you from beginning to end, we’re pretty sure you’ll find what you’re looking for here.

This document starts with general game tips then launches into the complete Real Crimes: The Unicorn Killer game walkthrough featuring annotated screenshots from actual game play!

We hope you find this information useful as you play your way through the game. Use the menu below to quickly jump to whatever part of the game you need help with.

GENERAL TIPS

Upon creating a profile for the game, you will be able to choose between Detective Mode (timed) and Rookie Mode (untimed). The text for this walkthrough was generated while playing on Rookie Mode.

Items listed in blue on your list require the use of another item to complete them (i.e. a battery to power a flashlight). When you have such an item on your list, search the screen for an object you think would complete the puzzle.

Items used to complete blue item puzzles are stored in your inventory on the left side of your screen. Click on the item in your inventory, after opening it, and then click on the blue item in the field.

Solving blue item puzzles rewards you with an extra hint.

Some levels will have items in green text. These are riddle clues. To solve them, you’ll need to find an object in the scene that fits the description. Green text items also yield a hint upon completion.

Throughout the game you’ll come across hidden Go boards. Click on them each time you see one to play a hidden puzzle. Solving Go board puzzles grants an extra hint.

At the beginning of each new scene, you will be brought back up to three hints if you ended the previous scene below three. Earned extra hints carry over from level to level.

Each scene will contain a unique item to further tell the story of the Unicorn killer.

GAME WALKTHROUGH

FAIRMOUNT PARK

Pick up the bag of Go marbles to learn a bit more about the Unicorn killer.

Pick up the wooden spoon from the podium and use it to stir the pot just above the podium below the banner.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

ELECTION H.Q.

Pick up Ira’s voter registration card near the middle of the screen.

Pick up the violin on the right side of the screen to solve the, “a stringed instrument” riddle.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

POWELTON VILLAGE APARTMENT

Locate Ira’s book, hidden in the tree trunk on your right.

Pick up the garden hose from below the 1st floor window on the left side of the house.

Use the garden hose on the plant towards the back right of the house.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

FBI CRIME LAB 1

Win this mini-game by successfully matching Ira’s fingerprints on the left with fingerprints found during your investigation, which are placed on the table before you.

You have three strikes (in both timed and untimed modes), or incorrect guesses, or until the timer runs out (in timed mode), before you lose the mini-game.

JOHN TYLER HIGH SCHOOL

Pick up the piece of cheese below the bench, and use it on the pizza sitting on top of the cooler to complete the blue puzzle.

Find Holly’s class ring sitting below the bench to the right.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

PHILADELPHIA CAFÈ

Pick up the pencil, hidden inside the green umbrella on the right, and use it on the notepad in the same umbrella to solve the blue puzzle.

Pick up the sandwich on the table at the right.

FBI CRIME LAB 2

Find pairs of blood cells by clicking on them to add a catalyst. Like pairs will be removed.

Remove all like pairs of blood cells to win this mini-game.

EINHORN’S APARTMENT: LIVING ROOM

Pick up Ira’s diary sitting on the table to the right of the screen.

Pick up the candy cane stuck to the couch to complete “a Christmas treat.”

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

FAIRMOUNT PARK REVISIT

Find Ira’s peace necklace wrapped around the tree on your right.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

PEACE RALLY, WASHINGTON D.C.

Pick up the potato peeler just above the van on the street, and use it to peel the potato sitting towards the back of the float.

Pick up the bent spoon at the front of the bus near the side-view mirror.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

NEIGHBORHOOD CO-OP

Pick up the oven mitt near the door at the back of the room to complete “protection from heat.”

Click on the store-hours sign at the back of the room near the door.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

EINHORN’S APARTMENT: LIVING ROOM REVISIT

Click on the gavel hidden in the table towards the right front of the screen to complete “order in the court.”

Pick up Ira’s diary just below the coffee table.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

FBI CRIME LAB 3

Restore the fiber sample image by moving around the image fragments.

Click on two images to swap their places.

When a tile is in the correct position, it will shine brighter.

Restore the image before time runs out (in timed mode).

FIRE ISLAND

Click on the skull on the boat to complete “get a-head.”

Click on the letter towards the top left corner of the screen.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

EINHORN’S APARTMENT: BEDROOM

Pick up the scissors located beneath the bed, and use them to cut a piece off of the ball of yarn sitting on the chair to the left.

Pick up the handcuffs towards the left side of the screen.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

JOHN TYLER HIGH SCHOOL: REVISIT

Pick up the diamond near the bleachers at the back left to complete “precious stone.”

Click on the memorial bench at the front of the scene.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

PHILADELPHIA COURTHOUSE

Pick up Barbara Bronfman’s purse at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

FBI CRIME LAB 4

Complete another fingerprint analysis as you did before.

You have 3 strikes (in both timed and untimed modes) or until the timer runs out (in timed mode) to complete the puzzle.

EINHORN’S APARTMENT: CLOSET

Pick up the newspaper in the bottom right corner to complete “current events.”

Pick up the cross necklace on the right side of the screen sitting on top of a box.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

THE LAMB AND FLAG, SWEDEN

Pick up the camouflaged helmet in the vines on the right side of the screen to complete “head protection.”

Pick up Ira’s wire transfer at the bottom left corner of the screen.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE

Pick up the bracelet wrapped around one of the fence posts.

Pick up the poison sitting on top of the right fence post and use it on the spider just behind the fence gate.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

FBI CRIME LAB 5

Find pairs of blood cells by clicking on them to add a catalyst. Like pairs will be removed.

Remove all like pairs of blood cells to win this mini-game.

THE LAMB AND FLAG, SWEDEN REVIST

Pick up the photo of Ira below the window on the right.

Pick up the jewelry box in the vines on the right to complete “place for valuables.”

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

CONVERTED WINDMILL

Click on the turtle at the bottom right corner to complete “slow animal.”

Click on the marriage license on the windmill’s exterior.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

FBI HEADQUARTERS

Click on the peace symbol in the window to complete “give _ a chance.”

Pick up the diary from the bottom right corner of the screen.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

CONVERTED WINDMILL REVISIT

Pick up the Santa hat sitting on the roof above the door to complete “festive apparel.”

Take the doodlebug from the bottom left corner.

Finish looking for the rest of the hidden objects on your list.

FBI CRIME LAB 6

Reassemble the image of the fibers as you did before, though this time around it is a bit more complicated of an image.

Restore the image before time runs out (in timed mode).

HOUTZDALE STATE PENITENTIARY

Pick up the egg on the floor and place it in the pot at the top of the screen to complete the blue puzzle.